<p>@broadway95 thanks for the encouragement. I think it will depend for alot of people the distance the kids live from the school. Fortunately the two that he is considering are both in our state. One is a 3 hour drive the other a 7.5 hour train ride. The train is super convenient we have been on it before or a quick Jet Blue fly home for $90. I believe everything will work out how it is suppose to for all of them and they will make the right decisions. We will be traveling yet again to visit the two schools.</p>
<p>Congrats NewYorkSon on NYU. Now that’s 50 minutes from my house. It’s so funny because we flew Jet Blue last night to your neck of NY. </p>
<p>Oh thats right good luck with things today. </p>
<p>broadway95, may I ask where your D goes to school? Is she an MT major? I just like the sound of a school with “no $$ surprises!”</p>
<p>If this year was the hardest ever for the girls, I am going to just blithely assume next hear will be super easy and my junior D will get 15 offers. That’s my story and I am sticking to it. Congrats to all of the survivors – looking forward to getting to know the parent s from the class of 2019. Here we go. . . [-O< </p>
<p>And that, my friends, is why they call her Divamamacita! You go girl! I’m likin’ your attitude. </p>
<p>Okay, that positive attitude just went away when I read the sticker shock thread. I so wish Fullerton wasn’t a cut program!</p>
<p>@ashleybashley she is an MT major and goes to Nebraska Wesleyan University</p>
<p>@divamamacita don’t you go losing that sunny side up attitude. There are going to be quite a few days over the next year when that’s the only thing that keeps you going. That, and coffee. And a nice chianti.</p>
<p>I wish that we’d had the “Sticker Shock” thread a year ago - there are a fair number of schools where we wouldn’t have applied/auditioned because of the cost.</p>
<p>@Divamamacita - With my newfound college app experience, my first advice to any friend that asks is to make sure your student applies to (and likes!) at least two schools where the student’s statistics rank in the college’s 75th plus percentile. Applying to acting/MT/VP programs can make this very difficult, unfortunately. My D right now is faced with two college choices: one that’s very affordable because of her statistics, and one she really wants to attend because of their program. Hopefully school #2 gives D more money after our FA meeting!</p>
<p>We got waitlisted last year at two schools where my S’s stats were within the top 75%, just saying nothing’s certain even in BA land. </p>
<p>@Jkellynh17 - I forgot to add that as a caveat. There are some schools, American U for example, that you can’t judge using the 75% stat. There are kids this year who got into Georgetown but not American!? My D was waitlisted there even though her stats put her firmly in the “match” category. We knew she wasn’t a shoe-in though because their Scattergram shows acceptances/waitlists/rejections to be truly scattered! </p>
<p>Ah, you gotta beware those scattergrams on Naviance! There are so many other factors that aren’t reflected in that data…but it’s a useful starting point for sure.</p>
<p>Sorry! Moved this post to the sticker shock thread! :)</p>
<p>Divamamacita, I’ve decided to adopt your positive attitude for next year and take it one step further: not only will our girls get 15 acceptances, but there will be bucket loads of scholarship money being offered as well. If not, then there will be bucket loads of coffee(in the morning) and wine(in the evening) being offered at my house next fall, drop by any time.</p>
<p>I just want to commend all you 2019 moms for staying on the boards. I had to stop looking last year for the agonizing period when decisions were coming in! I couldn’t sleep… And it wasn’t even my kid’s year! I came back in May to read final decisions! </p>
<p>kategrizz I wish I would have found this board before we went and auditioned but better late than never. Is your daughter focusing in on a school yet? </p>
<p>Katiegrizz, not only have I been following these boards closely, often with my heart in my mouth, I’ve been sharing this information with my D. In the last few months she has gone from the blithe confidence of a 16 year old who says “I’m sure I’ll get into a couple of my top schools” to saying “I hope I get into 1 school” to seriously looking at non audition safety schools. This education is invaluable. And, I still secretly hope she does get into a couple of her top schools, but hopefully we’ll be prepared either way.</p>
<p>Today we went to accepted students day at U Arts. My husband and I were very impressed! My D is keeping her cards close to her chest as they say, so I can’t speak for her yet. She’s been very quiet since her rejections came in and is obviously processing her options. We go to Northern Illinois on Thursday. Maybe after that visit she will start to open up. I’m a little worried about her to be honest. It is hard to be disappointed in one regard and have to make a huge decision at the same time.
Anyway, they put on an impressive show today. Everyone gathered in the Merriam Theatre at first and there was a slide show of student work and famous alums. Musicians were playing for us down in the pit. Then the University president spoke about the University’s philosophy. Interestingly the president is a Harvard grad and worked as the provost for Arts and Culture at Harvard. The school works to create a collaborative environment across all disciplines. As I mentioned before an acting or MT student can also take classes in music, art, graphic design, writing, dance etc. They believe most artists are not one dimensional and often have talent and interest in other artistic disciplines and the school encourages this exploration and collobaration.
A dance ensemble performed and a couple of MT students did a number from their current show. They were very good.
Students went off to their workshops and parents were left to hear a parent panel. After about an hour we got a campus tour with a junior acting student. He was a very bright and personable young man and we peppered him with questions.
The campus is in a vibrant and busy section of Philadelphia, right in the middle of theatre row and in the shadow of the beautiful historic city hall building. There are tons of restaurants and shops within walking distance.
That’s my basic summary. Does anyone have any specific questions? I asked a bunch.</p>
<p>@newyorkson. We are trying. There are several contenders and we are trying to visit. I think THIS is the hardest part of the journey. It would be easier if she had a clear front runner (well, she does, but is WL there) so trying to find the “next best thing” turns out to be a lot harder than it sounds. We’ve let go of some already… But weighing finances etc as we consider the rest. </p>